Evidence showed that 30% of the urban population could be classified as poor‚ and 10% of the British population were living below the poverty line. Britain had experienced a massive rise in population‚ with populations in areas such as London‚ Lancashire and the West Midlands nearly doubling. Industrialisation also led to the rise of conurbations – densely populated urban areas. These results proved that the old system of the Poor Law could no longer cope. The Liberal Party sought after ‘National
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Bart‚ Lisa‚ and Maggie. The lives of this family take very unusual paths‚ however their personalities and actions deeply resemble that of a typical American family. With an obese alcoholic father‚ an anxious stay-at home mother‚ a sassy trouble-making son‚ and a kind-hearted gifted daughter‚ many viewers can parallel their own
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name is Taylor Wynn and I chose to research Lisa Leslie. She was born on July 7‚ 1972 in Los Angles. Lisa Leslie was an excellent basketball player in WNBA. She had intended to play basketball just so people could stop asking her if she was a basketball player. Her high school team talked her into trying out for the high school basketball team. Lisa got her high school into state layoff. Then Lisa Leslie begins to get serious about ball. In Lisa Last year of high school she became the top
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kingdom of Enchanta‚ there lived two girls named Lisa and Lilly. They were walking through the woods one day when they heard a roar. Lisa decided to go see where it came from. “Lisa‚” Lilly called‚ “where do you think your going?” “I’m going to see what made that noise.” Lisa told. “Your mom wouldn’t like that you know‚ and dinner will be done in an hour.” Lilly explained. “Well‚ i’m going to explore‚ are you coming or not?” Lisa said. Lilly and Lisa were walking when all of a sudden they saw a
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Kemp. The author considers Leonardo and the process he takes of dissecting an older gentleman and the artwork of the female anatomy. The author then takes that information and connects it to another work the artist created. The artwork of the Mona Lisa that is known worldwide Kemp describes piece by piece the connection between the two parts. Upon completing the reading the reader is persuaded by the author that these pieces of artwork can indeed by connected. Kemp first remarks that Leonardo’s
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such as poor houses‚ unjust courts‚ greedy management and the underworld. The Themes in "Oliver Twist" reflect these evils. With the rise in the level of poverty‚ poor houses run by parishes sprung up all over England to give relief to the poor. However‚ the conditions prevailing in the work houses were dismal and the management were insensitive to the feelings of the inmates. Instead of alleviating the sufferings of the paupers‚ they abused their rights as individuals and caused the poor further
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where an individual or family is poor due to aspects related to him/her circumstances such as “mental deficiency‚ bad health‚ inability to the discipline of industrial life‚ uncontrollable procreation‚ alcohol‚ and some educational barriers” (Galbraith‚2013). On the contrary‚ insular poverty is when poverty affects everyone or about everyone in the community due to " race‚ which acts to locate people by their color rather than by the proximity to employment‚ poor educational facilities‚
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Even for those countries with advanced comprehensive welfare systems‚ there has always been a problem about how society treats the poor‚ the needy or the sick. During the 19th and beginning of 20th Centuries an extension by way of amendments to the already existing Poor Law’s sought to identify ways and means of dealing with those who for a variety of reasons required help. Emanating from religious traditions‚ the Church as part of the established State‚ attempted to provide for the needy through
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further healthy debate on the state of the working poor and the possible solutions that we need to explore as an educated society. In the introduction of the book Ehrenreich details the formation of this experiment in great detail‚ from the lunch discussion with a colleague that led to the original formation of the idea‚ all the way to the specific conditions for the experiment. While she wanted to experience life as a member of the working poor‚ she did not want to put herself in any real danger
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What Makes Poor Countries Poor? In the past century‚ the world has seen countless scientific and technological advancements that have greatly improved the human condition. Thanks to these developments in communications‚ transportation‚ medicine and agriculture‚ the wealth of developed nations has increased at phenomenal rates. Unfortunately‚ not all countries have experienced these benefits. Many nations still have a per capita GDP of $1000 or less. These countries continue to be poor because
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